If you are considering applying for Supplemental Security Income or appealing a decision regarding your eligibility, the Orlando SSI lawyers at Culbertson, Jacobs & LaBoda are ready to assist you.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal income supplement program that helps aged, blind, or disabled people with little or no income. Unlike Social Security, SSI is funded by general tax revenues and not Social Security taxes. It is intended to provide cash assistance for basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter. If you are unfamiliar with the claims or appeals process, navigating an SSI case may be challenging. Culbertson, Jacobs & LaBoda have the Orlando SSI lawyers you need, so do not hesitate to contact us for more information and a free case evaluation. Here are three ways that we can help you.One: Understanding Your Eligibility
As Orlando SSI lawyers, our attorneys know the requirements that you must meet to be approved for SSI benefits. While eligibility based on age is straightforward, to be eligible based on blindness, the applicant must have a visual impairment that falls beneath a threshold, and an applicant pursuing benefits based on disability must have a medically determined physical or mental impairment. To prove disability, the applicant will need to provide medical evidence that shows:- An impairment exists
- The severity of the impairment
Two: Skilled Legal Representation
If you are denied benefits after your initial claim, or if you have been receiving benefits and the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines that you no longer meet the requirements, or the SSA determines you are being overpaid and reduces your benefits, there are steps you can take to appeal the decision. Four levels of appeal are available to you:- Reconsideration
- Hearing by an Administrative Law Judge
- Review by the Appeals Council
- Federal Court review